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tamarisk
[ tam-uh-risk ]
noun
- any Old World tropical plant of the genus Tamarix, especially T. gallica, an ornamental Mediterranean shrub or small tree having slender, feathery branches.
- a shrub or small tree, Tamarix chinensis, of Eurasia, having scalelike leaves and clusters of pink flowers, naturalized in the southwestern U.S., where it has become a troublesome weed.
tamarisk
/ ˈtæmərɪsk /
noun
- any of various ornamental trees and shrubs of the genus Tamarix, of the Mediterranean region and S and SE Asia, having scalelike leaves, slender branches, and feathery clusters of pink or whitish flowers: family Tamaricaceae
Word History and Origins
Origin of tamarisk1
Word History and Origins
Origin of tamarisk1
Example Sentences
As he walked, Herrero periodically bent down to pull out a small shrub of tamarisk — an invasive species.
Fed by spring water — unusual for the Salton Sea — these areas are now home to small shorebirds who flit about pools of water amid grasses and invasive tamarisk.
Exacerbating the problem are invasive non-native plants such as the tamarisk and Russian olive tree.
Invasive fire-prone species of tree, such as tamarisk, have moved in beneath the old cottonwoods.
Six years ago, workers removed invasive tamarisk trees at the site and planted a forest of native cottonwoods, willows and mesquites.
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